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A Handbook of Native American Herbs (Healing Arts)

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I love this book, from its use of plant scetches to its easy to understand format, to the fact it is actually in alphabetical order. I have been studying the usage of herbs since I was 13, and of all my books on herbs this one by far is my best and most used.

I would recomend it as very practical for modern usage as it tells the Name, Offical name, features, medical parts, uses, doseage, etc. It is a must for an herbalists bookshelf or for those into native american plants and culture.

I liked this book, educating and very factual. I reference this book almost daily. Pictures of the plant it self are in drawing form making it easy to identify the plant in the field. Narrow and saddle-bag size. Wonderful!

This book is a great handbook of many Native American Herbs available to the public some of which can be found in an ordinary supermarket. However, if you truly believe in holistic healing amd homeopathic medicines like I do, you would be better off goiing to the source or to your health store. Some vitamins and herbs need to be taken on a daily basis so you can get the maximum results.
It explains the different medicininal uses, their origins, and the history behind it. A very informative book, and a must for those interested in holistic medicines.

This is a very interesting book to use and to study. You'll find all sorts of things you never knew before. Things that you'll be thankful you knew in the future. It's also a great reference book for natural cures and treatments to various minor (or major) medical situations.

It's easy to navigate, easy to read, and easy to get what you need or want to know from it quickly :) Fantastic book to read, especially if you live in the country, or the woods.

The American Indians had no SuperWalmart to run an buy some ibuprofan or aspirin at 10 o'clock at night. Oh, the pain, what would the do??? Why not chew on the bark of a white willow tree! This is a good book detailing over one hundred herbs commonly used by the American Indians for a variety of treatments. The book details the treatment, gives methods of application and a drawing. Would be better (but more expensive) with color pictures. Helpful to a degree, limited without enough scientific information for my own needs.

First of all, if you thought this book was referring to herbs used by Native Americans, you were right only to a very minor degree. The book is actually referring to herbs found and used in America. This includes all herbs, native or introduced. It reviews each herb, it's scientific name, and common names, a description of each, and their uses. Most uses are for "folk medicine", although clinical uses and their effects are also given. Doses are given in most instances.

this one was a replacement for one that I lost when I moved. very important part of my herbal library as there are entries from various parts of the world.

I really love this book. I like how the book organizes each plant, plus its very informative. The only reason it got three stars is because I must have got a bad one because the printing was off. Some of the pages were cut off on the side from being printed too far to the right or left to read, it only cuts of one letter and half the next so I'm pretty much able to figure out the word. The off printing happens throughout my book, with some pages just mm from being cut off. Since I seem to be the only one with this problem, I would still encourage you to get this book.

Has a lot of good information. I recomend it to anyone starting out.